"Listen, Solam! Look closely! It is no longer your animal companion! It is extremely evil now, extremely dangerous—we must eliminate it! We cannot let it harm anyone else!"
The paladins were still unwilling to come into direct conflict with Solam. First, they had once been comrades-in-arms, and suddenly turning on him put even these highly principled paladins under some psychological pressure. Second, the paladins had already suffered grievous losses. If they clashed with Solam again, it would only make matters worse. After all, Solam's strength was there for all to see; the battle just now had proven everything.
The paladins present truly did not want any unpleasantness with Solam. Their feelings were one reason, and avoiding further losses was another. Paladins did not fear sacrifice, but neither would they refuse to avoid unnecessary sacrifices if they could. Their creed included cherishing life.
However, they had clearly misjudged Solam. They had thought they could persuade him with the greater good, but Solam had never cared about such lofty ideals. Besides, he was not even human. Trying to persuade him with human standards was simply a joke.
The paladins said Godzilla was dangerous now, but Solam did not care. Godzilla did indeed look dangerous now, but had Godzilla ever looked "kind and benevolent" before? Dinosaurs had never been harmless creatures. Most dinosaurs were extremely dangerous to humans, even the herbivorous ones.
So, in Solam's eyes, other than becoming a bit more disgusting, Godzilla had not changed in any way that was hard to accept. As for becoming an evil creature—heh, when had Solam ever cared about that? Even if Godzilla truly became a vampire Tyrannosaurus, Solam would still dare keep it by his side. At most, he would just get it more blood to drink in the future. Besides, getting blood did